Rioters Clash as Indiana Militia Fires. Two Die
In Westville near Danville Illinois a volley from militia over a rioting miners crowd fatally wounds Clara James 17 and Mrs Michael Glennan as an unknown man dies later. The militia retreats to the train and returns to Danville with three prisoners. Traffic on routes to Chicago resumes after patrols and brief disturbances.
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Danville
Ills
Michael Glennan
Clara James
Westville
Illinois
Goose Creek
Shelbyville
Thomas James
Strike Order For Knights Of Labor To Widen
Mayor Hopkins discusses Pingree arbitration and Cuicano error as General Sovereign announces a plan for a general strike of Knights of Labor. He says up to one million current and former members may quit work within 24 hours unless delays occur. He emphasizes unity and drastic action.
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Cuicano
Associated Press
Sovereign
Knights of Labor
K. of L
Strikers in Sacramento Weigh Armed Resistance to Troops
Sacramento July 11 martial law reportedly imminent as regular troops head toward the city to disperse strikers. About 1,400 rifles are said held by workers who warn blood may flow if authorities assault the depot. Guards patrol river banks to detect incoming regiments.
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SacraMento
Cal
Associated Press
Harry Knox
Crisis at Sacramento Prepares for Bloodshed by Troops
United States troops depart San Francisco toward Sacramento armed for action. Four foot batteries and two Gatling guns accompany the force. Colonel Ingraham leads. Lieutenant Colonel Guenter commands at Alcatraz. Presidio duty falls to Lieutenant Colonel Young as General Ruger guards secrecy.
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Presidio
Alcatraz
Sacramento
Ingraham
Guenter
Young
Cavalry
Ruger
Graham
Gram
Strikers at Galt seize engine in Sacramento confrontation
In Sacramento on July 11 a heavily armed strike faction seized an engine captured at Galt and brought it to Front and R streets. The engine was derailed by local strikers who opened fire, causing fears of bloodshed. Regulators are expected to arrive soon, heightening alarm as armed workers vow to resist any attempt to eject them.
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Sacramento
Cal
Earl
Galt
Front
Trains Move On All Roads Say General Manager
President Egan of the General Manager's association reports trains moving on all roads. Several meat trains departed the stock yards and shipments of livestock were received. Freight trains in yards remain uncleared but are rapidly being cleared of obstructions placed on tracks last week by rioters. Egan calls the outlook decidedly encouraging.
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Curiaco
Chicago
General Managers’ Association
Egan
CubcaGco
General Manager’s Association
Strike News In St Paul An Uneventful Day
St Paul reports a calm day as the strike widens its reach in Chicago and its effects on freight ease off. Officials indicate improved traffic and hope for a quicker return to normal operations as boycott impacts recede.
Anarchy in Illinois Mining Towns Sparks Guard Actions
Looting by a 400 strong mob of foreign miners hits Lapp and surrounding towns as banks remove valuables. Authorities deploy 125 deputies and two militia companies while home guards form, and warnings spread of possible midnight attacks from anarchists in Peru La Salle and nearby areas.
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Lapp
Ills
Peru
la Salle
Spring Valley
Wayanet
Troops for Hammond Arrive as Milwaukee Militia Reach Hammond
Nearly 1,000 Indiana militiamen from the Second, Third and Fourth regiments arrived in Hammond. U S troops were ordered away to Chicago soon after. Battery B from Indianapolis brought Gatling guns. Reported injuries from Sunday's clash are said to be higher than official counts, and public sentiment against the militiamen is sharp.
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ChicaGo
Hammond
Indiana
United States
Indianapolis
Proclamation Warns Western States to Disperse Mobs
The president issued a proclamation mirroring the prior order, addressing North Dakota Montana Idaho Washington Wyoming Colorado and California. It sets 8 p.m. on July 10 as the deadline for dispersal and for law abiding citizens to return home.
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Washington
North Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Wyoming
Colorado
California
Meat Train Escapes Stockyards Blockade
The blockade at the stockyards has been raised as Armour Swift and Morris sent out a 55 car meat train. It moved without obstruction, the first to depart since July 4, with another train prepared for shipment east in the afternoon. Yard receipts totaled 50 cattle and 3000 sheep.
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CuicaGco
Armour Swift and
Morris
Stock Yards Company
Militia Stay at Crippie Creek In Colorado
Governor Waite rebuked by order revoking recall of troops after Sheriff Mowers planned to deploy deputies to Ball Hill for mass miner arrests. Two companies will remain in Crippie Creek for at least forty days longer to maintain control.
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Crippie Creek
Denver
Mowers
Colorado Springs
Ball Hill
Waite
Quiet scene at Spooner as trains halt on orders
Quiet at Spooner Minnesota with trains halted by order awaiting further advices. No new violence reported. General Anne of the Wisconsin state guard is on the ground and will call troops if needed. Northern Pacific starts first freight movement in 10 days.
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Spooner
DuLuth
Minn
Anne
Wisasin State Guard
Northern Pacific
Here
Traffic Clears at St Louis as Transfer Yards Reopen
In St Louis on July 11 traffic is returning to normal. West side transfer yards and engines are fully manned while eastern freight houses have reopened for business.
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St. Louis
Warranted Arrests Sought in Rail Conspiracy Case
Advices from Fort Smith Arkansas report that Judge Parker filed information leading to warrants for 700 St. Louis and Iron Mountain railroad employees. The charge is conspiracy to interrupt interstate commerce and the carrying of mails.
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St. Louis
Daly
Fort Smith
Ark
Parker
Iron
Quiet in Chicago as Rioters and Forces Avoid Conflicts
Chicago faced a calmer day with no serious clashes between rioters and troops. unions threaten a general labor shutdown within 24 hours if Pullman fails to settle with his workers, while President Gompers plans a Chicago meeting to decide next steps. Rail traffic shows signs of normalizing as strikers return to work.
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ChicaGo
Federated Trades Unions of
George M. Pullman
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
New York
Federated Trades of
Gompers
Illinois Central
St. Louis
Kansas City
Denver
Nashville
Fort Scott
Kan
Michigan
Charleston
W. Va
Mattoon
Committees Idle As Washington Session Winds Down
In Washington on July 11 the house committees have nearly finished their work for the session. Major items remain the Pacific railroad issue and a banking bill. Other topics include naval armor plate frauds report, arbitration laws, immigration tweaks, and the McGuire bill aiding merchant seamen.
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Washington
House
Committee On Naval Affairs
Committee On Merchant Marine
Troy Election Riots Condemn Murderer to Death
Bartholomew Shea the man who killed Robert Ross during the municipal election riot in Troy is condemned to be executed by electricity within the week ending August 21. The verdict comes after the July 11 Troy incident that sparked the turmoil.
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Troy
N. Y
Bartholomew Shea
Robert Ross
A Warning From Mexico
Reports from United States consuls in Mexico warn Americans against emigration with insufficient means or lack of reliable livelihood prospects. Many have been lured by promises of cheap coffee raising and other chances, risking losing their entire resources.
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Mexico
Washington
United States
State Department
Fire damages Ellis Wilson restaurant and neighboring shops
Fire in Sr. Cramsville July 11 caused about 200000 in damage within three hours. The blaze spread through Um stead hardware Alexander drug Horner meat market Gillar jewelry Milliken jewelry Carr jewelry Conkle bakery and the Gazette office amid no fire-fighting means.
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Sr. Cramsville
Ellis Wilson
Umstead
Alexander’s
Horner’s
Gillar’s
Milliken’s Jewelry
Carr’s Jewelry
Conkle’s Bakery
Gazette Office
Violent earthquake shocks rock Constantinople
Two strong tremors struck Constantinople at 12:20 p.m. each lasting about twenty seconds. Some damage reported but overall extent unknown as residents flee in alarm awaiting aftershocks. City officials note heightened danger from further disturbances.
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Constantinople
Blockade Raised on Wabash Road At Ashley Involves 60 Non-Union Men
A special to The Blade reports the blockade on the Wabash road at Ashley Indiana has been raised with 60 non union workers at work. Hiram Agler president of the local A R U was arrested by a U S deputy marshal for interfering with interstate traffic and taken to Indianapolis.
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ToLepo
Blade
Ashley
Ind
Wabash Road
Hiram Agler
United States
Indianapolis
Disbanded Troops Readied to End Duty in Wisconsin
Washburn county sheriff reports no further trouble at Spooner and Governor Peck is informed. Troops stationed at Hudson and Eau Claire have been dismissed, ending mobilization in those areas.
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Milwaukee
Washburn County
Peck
Spooner
Hudson and
Eau Claire
They Wear Flags
In ChicaGo on July 11 miniature U S flags are being distributed at the board of trade and worn on lapels in response to President Debs call for sympathizers to wear white ribbons.
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ChicaGo
Debs
United States
Board of Trade
Pope Walks in Vatican Gardens Amid Health Rumors
Rome July 11 reports deny sensational rumors about the pope's health. The Vatican confirms by noting the holy father enjoyed a walk in the gardens, indicating no serious illness.
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Rome
Vatican
Planjab Town Destroyed by Devastating Fire
July 11 report from St Peterssura states Planjab township was completely burned. Three hundred seventy five houses burned leaving over two thousand residents homeless and without shelter.
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St. Peterssura
Planjab
Goldzier Renominated by Sixth District Democrats
Curiaco July 11. Congressman J. S. Goldzier was renominated by the Sixth district Democrats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldzier
Curiaco
J. S. Goldzier
Union Pacific Reopens Cheyenne Ogden Service
Cheyenne Wyoming July 11 The Union Pacific from Cheyenne to Ogden is practically open for business again and train service is in operation with trains moving both east and west from all points.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Union Pacific
Ogden
McBride Urged to Attend AFL Meeting in Chicago
John McBride, president of the United Mine Workers, received a telegram from Samuel Gompers urging him to attend the American Federation of Labor executive committee meeting at the Briggs House in Chicago at 10 o'clock Thursday morning July 12. If unable, a representative should attend.
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Columbus
John McBride
United Mine Workers of America
Samuel Gompers
Ohio
American Federtion of Labor
Briggs House
Chicago
Pullman’s Mistake and Mayor Hopkins on Arbitration
CuicaGo July 11. Mayor Hopkins dismisses appeal to George M. Pullman to submit labor dispute to arbitration. He says 50 or 150 mayors have no effect and predicts years of trouble for Pullman as business moves to competitors due to the boycott and lack of unity.
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Hopkins
CuicaGo
Pullman Company
Pingree
Detroit
George M
Pullman
Senate Passes Boen Bill on Federal Prosecutions in Minnesota
Hindon July 11 The senate approved Representative Boens bill mandating that all federal criminal proceedings arising in Minnesota be brought and prosecuted in the district where the offenses were committed. The measure previously passed the house and now awaits the president's signature to become law.
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Hindon
Senate
Boen
United States
Minnesota
House
Blocked Military Train at Sprague Dozens Militia Delayed
A mob in Sprague Washington stopped a special train carrying two militia companies. They ditched cars in front, ran an oil car onto a culvert and burned it, and set fire to a trestle west of town. The track on both sides was destroyed and the militia train halted at Sprague.
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Spokane
Wash
Sprague
Completely Tied Up in Minnesota Train Strikes
Duluth division faces a shutdown as Spooner protests halt all night trains to St Paul and Chicago limit. Superintendent Trenholm says there is no protection and the sheriff supports the strikers. Northern Pacific and St Paul and Duluth services ran on schedule.
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DuLuth
Omaha
Spooner
St. Paul
Chicago Limited
Trenholm
Northern Pacific
Draper Proposes Increase in Regular Army
Wasn Hindon July 11 reports Representative Draper of Massachusetts has offered a resolution directing the committee on military affairs to study what increase, if any, should be made in the United States army as part of strike inspired measures.
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Wasn Hindon
Draper
Massachusetts
Committee On Military Affairs
United States
First Day Tariff Conference Yields No Clear Progress
Washington July 11 The first day of the tariff conference between Democratic conferees from both houses produced no final actions or visible progress after a six hour session. The parties debated main bill features and differences, with House members urging free raw material and ad valorem concerns while Senate reps argued for steadfast adherence to the Senate bill. No preliminary report is expected Friday due to wide remaining differences.
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Tar Ff
Washington
House of Representatives
Senate
House
Railroad traffic improves in Cincinnati amid limited strike impact
Cincinnati reports steady train movement with increasing numbers. The Big Four firemen strike on the St Louis division from St Louis to Indianapolis does not affect operations at this end of the line.
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Cincinnati
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Louisville Strike Hits A R U Members on L N Railroad
Louisville dispatch reports members of the A R U on the Louisville and Nashville railroad struck at a late hour. Firemen and switchmen walked off, causing some delays to southbound passenger trains though the New Orleans express still departed with three Pullmans attached.
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Louisville
Louisville and Nashville
New Orleans
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O.H
Hood
OC. I. Hood & Co
Lowell
Mass
Hood’s
San Francisco
Chicago-St. Paul
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McBride
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